Galileo
Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
| Main Author: | Heilbron, J. L. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- A Florentine education. Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis
- A Tuscan Archimedes. Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25
- Life in the Serenissima. Settling in ; Steady state
- Galilean science. Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker
- Calculated risks. Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends
- Miscalculated risks. Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens
- Vainglory. The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt
- End games. Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair?